Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst dies at 30
Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA competition and a correspondent on Extra, has died. She was 30.
The New York Police Department confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that Kryst died by suicide, and her body was discovered Sunday morning outside her Manhattan condominium building.
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Kryst, who represented North Carolina at Miss USA, earned her MBA and law degree from Wake Forest University. She also sat on the National Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and was an ambassador and model for Express.
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